Chapter 2303
The Chef's Problem
He Guoqiang said with a smile, "Director Du, it just so happens that Yi Zhonghai is going to open a nursing home."
"Could he also help take care of us older folks?"
Du Dongliang isn't stupid; he must know that Yi Zhonghai is unwilling.
With such a huge conflict between the two sides, who would dare to bring the two groups together?
In the end, Du Dongliang could only leave with his men in a dejected manner.
Yi Zhonghai could only watch helplessly as He Guoqiang's men moved into the courtyard house.
"Old Yi, we can't let this go."
Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, Qin Huairu and several others surrounded Yi Zhonghai, wanting him to come up with an idea.
What solutions can Yi Zhonghai devise?
The elderly people arranged by He Guoqiang were old, in good health, and had bad tempers.
Even if the deaf old lady were alive, he wouldn't be able to deal with those people.
"I'll go see Jin Qihao tomorrow and ask him."
Only then did the group let Yi Zhonghai go.
Yi Zhonghai did want to get advice from Jin Qihao, so he asked Bang Geng to drive him to Jin Qihao.
Jin Qihao burst into laughter after hearing Yi Zhonghai's words.
"Interesting, really interesting."
“What’s so interesting about this? They’re just letting people move in because they don’t want to sell the house,” Yi Zhonghai complained.
Jin Qihao explained, "You want to find Director Du and use the neighborhood committee to force him to sell the house."
They didn't argue with you or make a fuss; they just arranged for a group of elderly people to move in.
This perfectly exploits your weakness in running a nursing home.
Don't you think this is interesting?
Yi Zhonghai said, "This is a trick that will kill off your descendants."
The issue of elder care is Yi Zhonghai's biggest concern right now. Anyone who tries to trip him up on this issue is his mortal enemy.
He couldn't understand how something like this could be described as interesting.
Jin Qihao's thoughts differed from Yi Zhonghai's: "Was this Sha Zhu's idea behind it?"
Yi Zhonghai was taken aback, then said, "I'm not quite sure. But it should be about the same."
I heard from Director Du that he contacted district officials, who in turn contacted He Guoqiang's relatives.
It was no use.
“That makes sense.” Jin Qihao said with a smile, “Without Sha Zhu’s support, would He Guoqiang have dared to go against the government leaders?”
Why shouldn't his relative give face to the district officials?
Yi Zhonghai, being too close to the situation to see clearly, understood after hearing this explanation.
"What can we do? There are so many elderly people living in the facility now."
"Fine, I'll stay then," Jin Qihao said nonchalantly.
Jin Qihao didn't care about the house in the courtyard at all.
“That won’t do,” Yi Zhonghai said, but his opinion was different.
The courtyard house held great significance for him.
“If they move in, I won’t be able to buy the house back. How am I supposed to explain this to the old lady?”
Jin Qihao comforted him, "Don't worry about the house for now."
"I..." How could Yi Zhonghai not be anxious?
He's thinking about getting the nursing home up and running as soon as possible, so he can live like a grandfather there.
Jin Qihao raised his hand to stop him: "I know you're doing this for my mom. But Shazhu has money and connections."
If he's determined to oppose you, you'll have no chance of buying the house.
"What should we do then?" Yi Zhonghai had no choice but to suppress his temper when facing Jin Qihao.
After suppressing my temper, my mind became much clearer.
He knew that Jin Qihao was right.
Jin Qihao said, "We must defeat him first before we can negotiate terms with him."
Yi Zhonghai felt somewhat frustrated.
Although he kept saying that he wanted to defeat He Yuzhu.
In truth, he wasn't confident at all.
He had been fighting with He Yuzhu in the courtyard for so many years, but he had never gained the upper hand.
Jin Qihao asked, "How's the restaurant situation going?"
"We'll be open in another month," Yi Zhonghai said, perking up and getting down to business. "What about the chef?" Jin Qihao asked.
Yi Zhonghai explained, "The chefs have all been arranged. Seventy percent of the chefs in Sha Zhu's kitchen have agreed to come."
Once we open, Sha Zhu's restaurant will be out of business.
Jin Qihao, however, was skeptical of Yi Zhonghai's words: "Are you sure that 70% of the chefs will come?"
Yi Zhonghai said confidently, "Of course. I had Lao Yan handle it personally."
If they come, their salary will be at least three times higher.
With such a high salary, anyone with a sound mind wouldn't refuse.
Jin Qihao looked at Yi Zhonghai's confident demeanor and realized he didn't seem to be lying.
He just instinctively felt that things were going too smoothly.
To guard against any unforeseen circumstances, Jin Qihao said, "Here's what we'll do: have those people resign from Chaoyang Hotel tomorrow."
"Tomorrow? But our restaurant won't open until next month!" Yi Zhonghai asked, puzzled.
The salaries were too high, and Yi Zhonghai couldn't bear to support those people for nothing.
Jin Qihao said, "Let them come over in advance to get used to things, so we won't be caught off guard later."
Yi Zhonghai smiled and said, "No need. They all work in the kitchen, they're not novices."
And also, if we send them over now, will Sha Zhu's side be prepared?
Let them work at the Chaoyang Hotel for now. When we open, we can have them come over suddenly, catching Sha Zhu completely off guard.
Jin Qihao insisted, "There's no need. Just do as I say."
Yi Zhonghai had no choice but to agree, and upon returning, he arranged for Yan Bugui to call Ran Qiuye.
Although Ran Qiuye didn't know why Yi Zhonghai wanted to come earlier, she still refused directly.
The promise to become a cook was merely a ploy to deceive Yan Bugui; whether it succeeded or not was irrelevant.
Chaoyang Hotel wouldn't risk ruining its chef's reputation just to cheat Yi Zhonghai.
Upon hearing this, Yan Bugui felt as if the sky had fallen.
If Duan Zicong and his ilk don't go there, his promotion will be cut short.
"Teacher Ran, why are you like this? Didn't we agree on this beforehand?"
"Teacher Yan, we agreed on it at the time, but we didn't sign a contract."
You'd better find someone else.
"Teacher Ran, Teacher Ran..."
Hearing the busy tone on the phone, Yan Bugui was sweating profusely with anxiety.
"Oh no, my money..."
With so many chefs, their combined commissions amount to tens of thousands of yuan.
Such a large sum of money disappeared all at once, and Yan Bugui was so anxious that he almost cried.
Yan Bugui was afraid that Yi Zhonghai would find out about the commission, so he went outside to make a phone call.
He returned to the courtyard house in a daze.
Liu Haizhong said, "What's wrong with you? I told you to make the call from Lao Yi's house, but you wouldn't have it and insisted on coming all the way here."
Yi Zhonghai sensed something was wrong: "Old Yan, say something!"
What happened?
Yan Bugui sighed: "Old Yi, I've been tricked. Duan Zicong and the others won't agree to this."
Yi Zhonghai immediately became anxious upon hearing this: "Didn't you tell them that they could receive their salary from us as long as they resigned?"
“I told you. But it was no use.” Fearing he would be exposed, Yan Bugui began to slander Duan Zicong and his group.
"They never intended to come from the beginning. Asking me for such a high salary was just to mislead us."
They are so insidious.
Liu Haizhong said angrily, "No, we can't let this go. Let's go find him."
Yan Bugui dared not let Liu Haizhong go: "It would be useless for him to go."
Our most urgent task right now is to find a chef.
Otherwise, if the restaurant opens without a chef, we'll become a laughing stock.
Yi Zhonghai thought of his conversation with Jin Qihao last time and suddenly felt that Jin Qihao must have guessed that the chef would have problems.
He didn't even have time to complain about Yan Bugui: "Let's all say less."
I'm going to find Qi Hao. (End of Chapter)